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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
11 for 2011: Go to a Sporting Event
Edit: Oops I realized I posted about sports twice already.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
11 for 2011: Find a Place to Play Badminton
I'm partial to racket sports and badminton is no exception. It's one of the sports that I'd say I'm pretty good at (or rather...was, I'm quite rusty now)! It doesn't require as much muscle power or strength, instead strategy is used in conjunction. And since I train and consult on strategy for a living, badminton is right up my alley!
I found a couple of great places to play badminton during this year. First off, I joined a class at my local community college and played for 3 hours every Monday night for a semester. It was so much fun! The class was a mix of mostly beginners and a few people like me who previously played (I played all 4 years in HS and throughout college). During my class, I found out about a middle school gym near my house that had open nights twice a week for free! Free is awesome because most badminton clubs cost money to join and play.
And yep, that's Jerry's playing, I actually got him to try it out! I just found out my BIL/SIL plays as well, can't wait to play with them someday!
6 down, 5 to go!
I found a couple of great places to play badminton during this year. First off, I joined a class at my local community college and played for 3 hours every Monday night for a semester. It was so much fun! The class was a mix of mostly beginners and a few people like me who previously played (I played all 4 years in HS and throughout college). During my class, I found out about a middle school gym near my house that had open nights twice a week for free! Free is awesome because most badminton clubs cost money to join and play.
6 down, 5 to go!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
11 for 2011: Go to a Sporting Event
A little over a week ago, Jerry and I attended the Kings vs. Sharks game at Staples, thanks to Groupon. Have I mentioned how much I love Groupon? Cus we paid 33 bucks for a 200 level seat. No fees. This is where we ended up sitting instead:
I generally hate buying tickets online because you get hit with all sorts of fees. Sometimes the Ticketmaster or Live Nation fees end up costing more than the actual ticket itself! I think that happened with my old roomie C with a concert in Irvine? C- correct me if I'm wrong? Anyways, so I was verrrrrry pleased to find that Groupon didn't stack any additional fees, AND we got upgraded to section 106, row 6! In lieu of seats, rows 1-3 were basically an open space for video/photographers, so we were technically in row 4, even better! Despite all their equipment, the vid/photogs were never really in our way.
Yep, I was so excited that I would write a play-by-play in my high school diary. Fun times.
It was a fantastic way to spend a Thursday night, and I don't think we'll get as good of a deal ever again, with a great overtime/shoot-out game to boot. Now excuse me while I go write in my diary.
Just kidding...blogger is my diary now. :)
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To give you some background, this was Jerry's first hockey game, and my second. I also attended a Kings vs. Sharks game back in 2003 with a college pal. No those were not our seats, haha. We got there so early that we were able to come all the way down to watch warm ups. Our seats were actually in the 300s, nosebleeds. Come to think of it, I paid around 30 bucks then, too!
Teemuuuuuuu when he was a Shark.
Our actual seats back in 03. Jerry, you were spoiled this time!
To give you even more background, I was a pretty die hard hockey fan in high school, despite having never been to a game then and not having cable at home. Nope, I followed my teams the old fashioned way...via radio. Here's some blasts from the past:
Okay back to the present. So it was a really fun game, the scoring was back and forth, and lots of exciting goals, including a Sharks goal that tied the game with literally 3 seconds to go! Jerry was so excited. Here are some pictures, enjoy!
The only annoying thing was this couple that sat right in front of me that had major PDA. Tongue, saliva, and all. I was relieved that during the second period, it turned out they were so stupid that they sat in the wrong seats, so they ended up moving to their actual seats to make out there.
Who drank more beer during the game? Hehe.
Just kidding...blogger is my diary now. :)
3 down, 8 to go!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
"Fans" and Facebook Diarrhea
Anyone who utilizes social networks might have had shoved down their throats, errr I mean noticed, that all of a sudden their friends or acquaintances are Giants fans (and if you're in Texas, then Ranger fans). While I'm all for hometown pride and cheering on your team, I can't help but feel a bit dubious of the so-called "support." Band-wagoners and fair-weather fans are fine if they acknowledge themselves as so, but I've got people pretending that they are die-hard true "fans." (They are usually girls who are trying to look "sportsy" in front of other people.) I honestly don't think that watching 10 games in 20 days during the NLDS and NLCS qualifies you as die-hard. Where were all these "fans" when the season started? When their team was playing under .500 for June and August? Where have these "fans" been since 2002? I'll tell you- they weren't really giving a crap!
And I don't give a crap either when they write on their Facebook wall what happens every half inning. Which is why I blocked them before the World Series started! If I wanted to know what the score was...I'd be watching.
And don't even get me started on Laker "fans." They're the worst!
Do you ever block people with Facebook diarrhea for this or other reasons?
And I don't give a crap either when they write on their Facebook wall what happens every half inning. Which is why I blocked them before the World Series started! If I wanted to know what the score was...I'd be watching.
And don't even get me started on Laker "fans." They're the worst!
Do you ever block people with Facebook diarrhea for this or other reasons?
Monday, August 31, 2009
A "Free Saturday"
Saturday was one of those rare days where we didn't have to meet up with people or run errands. Lately it seemed that our commitment plate was getting quite full, and so it was very nice to have a day to ourselves. And we took full advantage of it.
So what did we end up doing? While some ppl might treat a free day as a day to sleep in, lie in bed, and lounge all day we:
Both woke up at 5am. Couldn't go back to sleep. So restless. So we decided to go running along the Strand. It was super nice outside! We weren't the only ones out there, there were quite a few early birds out and about!
(taken in Dec 2007, but this is basically the view as we ran to the pier and back, except it was much darker)
The run was perfect b/c I need to digest the 10 course Chinese meal from the night before (wedding tasting menu, blog entry to come). So what do you do when u digest a 10 course meal? You eat some more! So we took advantage of eating at Uncle Bills right when it opened at 7am. Any time after 8:30am and expect a 1-2 hour wait (in that case, we have gotten Uncle Bills as take out and just eaten it along the Strand, it's just as nice that way too!)
Also taken in Dec 2007, but I didn't bring the camera along yesterday and these pics were in my archives
After a yummy breakfast of omelets and waffles that was washed down with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, we went back home where I surfed the web a bit and Jerry napped. (Although since when is 8am considered a nap time?)
Then it was time to paint our room! Except we found out we ran out of roller covers so we had to drive to Home Depot. Luckily we only live a few min away from one. I loved the grey color we used (from Lowes though, HD paint is crap). So pretty!
I hate, hate, hate the prep work but I hate, hate, hate correcting my mistakes more, so we take great care in prepping right. It's so tedious but definitely worth it. Jerry is a much better painter than I am which is why he does all the hard to reach detailing.
We finished in the late afternoon so we decided to go for a swim. It was the perfect activity to do given the weather. However, there was this annoying guy in the pool who thought that he would plant his butt in the middle of the pool and just stand there. Doing nothing. He wasn't even swimming! I hate it when ppl are hogging the pool but not doing anything. That is what the lounge chair is for!
After an early dinner (we ate leftovers from the 10 course chinese meal), I decided that I was craving some sort of dessert, specifically the peach-kiwi smoothie at Boba Time in Gardena (I have very specific cravings). Since it was only 6pm, we decided to go for a drive as well. Then came the decision of where to go. Btwn the two of us, we had ventured almost every inch that was a 10 mile radius of us. (We didn't want to go that far) So we annoyed each other by going back and forth and vetoing each others suggestions of what place to go to. Then finally we came up with the idea that we should pick an activity to do, rather than a place to go to! We immediately decided to go miniature golfing since neither of us have gone together before. It was the best decision ever as an impromptu date-night. We went to Mulligan Family Fun Center in Torrance and had a blast!
We did two diff rounds of mini-golf (the 18th hole eats your ball, so what u do is finish at 17 and hop over the rope to the other course to start a new round). We got stuck in this crowd but we were patient. However, the girl in one hole behind us was so...weird. During one of the holes, we were sitting on the bench waiting for the couple in front of us to finish and she just waltzed right past us and plunked down her ball! And I was like..excuse me? And she said, oh sorry you are in front of us? ...DUH. So for the rest of the holes, she kept going ahead of her group and crowding in our space. On one of the holes, I went first and got my ball through. Jer went next, except his ball went into a weird place and he wanted to try again. As I went to get the ball, she stood right behind him (her group was still on the hole behind us!). So instead of tossing the ball to him to try again, I walked it over to him and practically wedged myself between her and him. And. She. WOULD NOT. Move. What a weirdo. So then, I stared her right in the face and with a smile, I said, would you like to go first? And she looked taken aback and said, uh...no thanks.
So we ended up getting the last laugh b/c since she was so eager to do every hole, on the last one (which we had skipped in favor of doing course #2), she played and it promptly ate hers and her group's balls. We saw them look around for at least 10 minutes for their balls, it was hilarious. And the thing is, they kept looking at US, wondering why we were able to keep playing! We had such a good laugh about it. Suckers!!
We capped off the night with me getting about 25 cuts at the batting cages. Yay, another thing to cross off my list! It was really fun, however 2/3 of the way through, my body was getting tired though and the bat felt so much heavier. So I think I can only handle 1 or 2 sessions at the most, well spaced apart. Looking forward to doing it again some day!
I think for one of our bdays we're just gonna have all our friends buy the unlimited pass for 15 bucks and we'll just play all night long. They even have lazer tag! Call me nerdy, but this is my idea of fun :)
What's your idea of a free day?
So what did we end up doing? While some ppl might treat a free day as a day to sleep in, lie in bed, and lounge all day we:
Both woke up at 5am. Couldn't go back to sleep. So restless. So we decided to go running along the Strand. It was super nice outside! We weren't the only ones out there, there were quite a few early birds out and about!
(taken in Dec 2007, but this is basically the view as we ran to the pier and back, except it was much darker)
The run was perfect b/c I need to digest the 10 course Chinese meal from the night before (wedding tasting menu, blog entry to come). So what do you do when u digest a 10 course meal? You eat some more! So we took advantage of eating at Uncle Bills right when it opened at 7am. Any time after 8:30am and expect a 1-2 hour wait (in that case, we have gotten Uncle Bills as take out and just eaten it along the Strand, it's just as nice that way too!)
Also taken in Dec 2007, but I didn't bring the camera along yesterday and these pics were in my archives
After a yummy breakfast of omelets and waffles that was washed down with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, we went back home where I surfed the web a bit and Jerry napped. (Although since when is 8am considered a nap time?)
Then it was time to paint our room! Except we found out we ran out of roller covers so we had to drive to Home Depot. Luckily we only live a few min away from one. I loved the grey color we used (from Lowes though, HD paint is crap). So pretty!
I hate, hate, hate the prep work but I hate, hate, hate correcting my mistakes more, so we take great care in prepping right. It's so tedious but definitely worth it. Jerry is a much better painter than I am which is why he does all the hard to reach detailing.
We finished in the late afternoon so we decided to go for a swim. It was the perfect activity to do given the weather. However, there was this annoying guy in the pool who thought that he would plant his butt in the middle of the pool and just stand there. Doing nothing. He wasn't even swimming! I hate it when ppl are hogging the pool but not doing anything. That is what the lounge chair is for!
After an early dinner (we ate leftovers from the 10 course chinese meal), I decided that I was craving some sort of dessert, specifically the peach-kiwi smoothie at Boba Time in Gardena (I have very specific cravings). Since it was only 6pm, we decided to go for a drive as well. Then came the decision of where to go. Btwn the two of us, we had ventured almost every inch that was a 10 mile radius of us. (We didn't want to go that far) So we annoyed each other by going back and forth and vetoing each others suggestions of what place to go to. Then finally we came up with the idea that we should pick an activity to do, rather than a place to go to! We immediately decided to go miniature golfing since neither of us have gone together before. It was the best decision ever as an impromptu date-night. We went to Mulligan Family Fun Center in Torrance and had a blast!
We did two diff rounds of mini-golf (the 18th hole eats your ball, so what u do is finish at 17 and hop over the rope to the other course to start a new round). We got stuck in this crowd but we were patient. However, the girl in one hole behind us was so...weird. During one of the holes, we were sitting on the bench waiting for the couple in front of us to finish and she just waltzed right past us and plunked down her ball! And I was like..excuse me? And she said, oh sorry you are in front of us? ...DUH. So for the rest of the holes, she kept going ahead of her group and crowding in our space. On one of the holes, I went first and got my ball through. Jer went next, except his ball went into a weird place and he wanted to try again. As I went to get the ball, she stood right behind him (her group was still on the hole behind us!). So instead of tossing the ball to him to try again, I walked it over to him and practically wedged myself between her and him. And. She. WOULD NOT. Move. What a weirdo. So then, I stared her right in the face and with a smile, I said, would you like to go first? And she looked taken aback and said, uh...no thanks.
So we ended up getting the last laugh b/c since she was so eager to do every hole, on the last one (which we had skipped in favor of doing course #2), she played and it promptly ate hers and her group's balls. We saw them look around for at least 10 minutes for their balls, it was hilarious. And the thing is, they kept looking at US, wondering why we were able to keep playing! We had such a good laugh about it. Suckers!!
We capped off the night with me getting about 25 cuts at the batting cages. Yay, another thing to cross off my list! It was really fun, however 2/3 of the way through, my body was getting tired though and the bat felt so much heavier. So I think I can only handle 1 or 2 sessions at the most, well spaced apart. Looking forward to doing it again some day!
I think for one of our bdays we're just gonna have all our friends buy the unlimited pass for 15 bucks and we'll just play all night long. They even have lazer tag! Call me nerdy, but this is my idea of fun :)
What's your idea of a free day?
Friday, April 3, 2009
Redondo Beach Superbowl 10K
I ran my first 10K a couple months ago. It was hard, but I did it w/o stopping. My time was just okay, over an hour and about 15 min? For the Nike 10K run this Aug, I want cut it down to an hour or so. Hopefully Half Dome training will help w/ my conditioning! I went swimming for the first time since last fall and I found that my legs were pretty strong and held up when I did solo kicking with the kick board. Last summer, I had a very hard time using the kick board to go from one end to the other, and now I think it's b/c last summer I barely ran so my legs were pretty weak. Thanks to the 10k training, my legs are stronger now than they were last summer. In addition to legs, I also want to work on my arms. I can barely do a push-up! So it'll be a long road to being more fit, but it should be rewarding. I'm looking forward to doing even more good and healthful things for my body.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Outdoor Ice Skating
Last December we went ice skating with Rachel and Tong at SM's outdoor rink. At first I was pretty unsteady and the least fearless of the bunch and though by the end of the session I was still the least fearless, I think I made it around the rink a couple times w/o holding onto anything. I think. It was so long ago!
I rarely post pose-y pics but here's one! I love the bokeh and the background.
Outdoor skating is fun! I want to do it again the next holiday season!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Damn Dodgers
Lo Duca's on the Mitchell report. :(
edit: so is Gagne!!!!!!!!!
Damn it, so many Dodgers...Sheff (although I'm not surprised), Kevin Brown (I'm still pissed about that contract in '98), Hundley/Herges (I didn't like them either). And so is Valdez
As for Angels: Glaus...Vaughn...that's all I saw, but then again the report was 409 pages long.
Well, at least Garret Anderson's not on the list, and neither is Eckstein. Nor the killer bees...biggio, bagwell, berkman, bell. And no a-rod or jeter. And no Karros or Nomo or Mondesi or nomar.
There's two sides to every story though...so I dunno how much of the report to believe. It's obviously the players are juiced, I mean look at Clemens. He pulls age defying moves on the mound! I bet Bonds is the only person in bball that's happy. Doesn't make him any less guilty, but at least he's not alone. He's been treated like crap, and I was one of those hecklers, haha. Now I feel mildly bad. I can't heckle Lo Duca! Bleh. I wonder how Selig is gonna handle this.
edit: so is Gagne!!!!!!!!!
Damn it, so many Dodgers...Sheff (although I'm not surprised), Kevin Brown (I'm still pissed about that contract in '98), Hundley/Herges (I didn't like them either). And so is Valdez
As for Angels: Glaus...Vaughn...that's all I saw, but then again the report was 409 pages long.
Well, at least Garret Anderson's not on the list, and neither is Eckstein. Nor the killer bees...biggio, bagwell, berkman, bell. And no a-rod or jeter. And no Karros or Nomo or Mondesi or nomar.
There's two sides to every story though...so I dunno how much of the report to believe. It's obviously the players are juiced, I mean look at Clemens. He pulls age defying moves on the mound! I bet Bonds is the only person in bball that's happy. Doesn't make him any less guilty, but at least he's not alone. He's been treated like crap, and I was one of those hecklers, haha. Now I feel mildly bad. I can't heckle Lo Duca! Bleh. I wonder how Selig is gonna handle this.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
The Barry Circus Comes to Town
I bet Dodgers security is so relieved that this series is over. Since we ended up losing, the only fun part about the game was heckling Barry.
Barry at bat
He just stood and stared at us on two occasions while we were screaming "Steroids! Steroids!" "Barry sucks! Barry sucks!" We must have gotten to him b/c he wasn't anywhere near close to a homer. :P Yeah, not in our backyard! Try Petco.
I've only sat in the left field pavilion seats once so I was sad to learn that there are no garlic fries in that section! I know they don't sell alcohol b/c our section gets super rowdy, but I was hoping we could have snuck it over. Boo.
I had good company! It was Christina's first game. Hawai'i Jason also came! (Send me pics from your camera, Jason!)
Sigh. I miss Lo Duca. I miss the old Dodger team! I guess I have no choice but to warm up to the new roster. Martin and Loney have impressed me the last couple seasons! So the McCourts better not be stupid and trade them for old players, even if they were good in their heydays. Note: Maddux.
Barry at bat
He just stood and stared at us on two occasions while we were screaming "Steroids! Steroids!" "Barry sucks! Barry sucks!" We must have gotten to him b/c he wasn't anywhere near close to a homer. :P Yeah, not in our backyard! Try Petco.
I've only sat in the left field pavilion seats once so I was sad to learn that there are no garlic fries in that section! I know they don't sell alcohol b/c our section gets super rowdy, but I was hoping we could have snuck it over. Boo.
I had good company! It was Christina's first game. Hawai'i Jason also came! (Send me pics from your camera, Jason!)
Sigh. I miss Lo Duca. I miss the old Dodger team! I guess I have no choice but to warm up to the new roster. Martin and Loney have impressed me the last couple seasons! So the McCourts better not be stupid and trade them for old players, even if they were good in their heydays. Note: Maddux.
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